Brake rigging for railway cars



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Patented ug. 25, 11931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOE-11Ny C. WHITRIDGE A ND CLAUDE L. ORB., OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNORS T0 THE BUCKEYE STEEL CASTINGS COMPANY, F COLUMBUS, OHIO :BRAKE RIGGING FOR RAILWAY GARS Application filed January 18, 1928. Serial No. 247,632.

This invention relates to improvement in brake rigging forrailway cars and particu-y larlyto such as is adaptable for use with sixwheel car trucks,one Object of the invention being to provide an improved brake rigging embodying simple and efficient improved means for suporting the brake beams and rmaintaining them in proper horizontal position. y With this and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a partial plan view showing an embodiment of our invention;y

VFigure 2 is a View in side elevation, and Figure 3 is a view in side elevation showing another embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings, we have shown in outline, a portion lof a six-wheel truck of known construction,-such for example, as that illus# trated in patent to J. C. Whitridge and J. C.

Larsen No. 1,415,132, May 9, 1922. In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 1 and 2, the brake beams 1, 2 at the live lever end of the truck are suspended from brake hanger brackets 3 by means of brake hangers 4 pivoted at their upper ends to said brackets and pivotally attached at their lower endsto brake-shoe heads 5 (each carrying a brake shoe 6) secured to the respective e brake beams 1, 2. At the dead lever end of the truck, brake 'shoe heads 7 secured to a brake beam 8 are connected by brake hanger 9 with the brake hanger brackets 10. j At the liveJ lever end of the truck, a horizontally` disposed, longitudinally movable rodv or bar 11 is supported (one at each side portion of the truck) by a brake rod bracket 12 secured to the side frame. To one end of each bar 11, the upper end of a lever 13 is pivotally connected, the lower end of said lever being pivotally attached by a pin 14 to an arm 15 made rigid with the brake beam r1. At the other, or lefthand end of the bar 11, the upper end of a lever 16 is pivotally attached to said bar, the lower end of the lever 16 beingy pivotally connected by a pin 17 with an arm 18 which is rigid with the brake beam 2. kAn equalizer' beam is shown at 19 and is connected by rods 2() with the levers 13 at respective sides of the truck.

With the construction thus far described,

the brake beams as well as the brake shoes 6 and their heads 5 are suspended from the brake hanger brackets through the medium of the brake hangers 4;, and said brake beams are also supported and are maintained in proper horizontal positions by reason of their connection, through the arms 15 and 18, with the levers 13 and 16. At the dead lever end of the truck, a bracket 21 is made rigid with the bolster illustrated at 22, and to said bracket 21, one end of a link 23 is pivotally connected, the other end of said link being pivoted to a lever 24, at a point somewhat below the upper end of said lever. A rod 25 is connected with the upper end of the lever 241 and with the lever 16 belowv the upper end of the latter. This rod 25 is provided at one end with an arm 26, a portion of which is diagonal and a portion horizontal, the horizontal portion of said arni being supported on a brake rod bracket 27 secured to the side frame. An arm 28 rigid with the brake beam 8, is pivotally attached to the lower end of the lever 24.

It will be observed that the arm 26 disposed over the bracket 27, serves to assist in supporting the brake beam 8, and the lever mechanism including the arms 28 at the dead lever end of the truck. It will of course be understood that the lever mechanism will be duplicated at the other side of the truck and it will be seen that the arms 28 will assist in nia-intaining the brake beam 8 in a proper horizontal position. f e

Braking power is applied at 29 and through the equalizer beam 19 to the live levers 13 and through the lever systems to the dead lever connection 23 fulcrumed to the bracket 21.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 3, the arm 26 and bracket 27 are omitted and two additional brake hangers 9a v(one at each side of the truck) are employed,the brake hangers 9a being attached at their upper ends to brake hanger brackets ree similar to those shown in Figure `l, and at their lower ends the hangers 9a are attached to arms 28a carried by the brake beam 8.

Having fully described our invention 'what We claim as new and desire to secure by Letterskatent, is Y l. brake rigging, the. combination with a six-wheel car truck, of a plurality of brake beams, brake hangers for suspending said beams, operating mechanism including a plurality of levers each connected at its lower end with one of said brake beams, a connection between the upper ends of two of the levers, a bracket on the truck slielably supporting said connection, a connection between one of said levers and a third lever, a bolster, la bracket carried by said bolster, and a link connecting said bracket and third Y lever.

and a third lever connected with another of said brake beams, a bolster, a bracket car'- riedby saidl bolster, said operating inehanism also including a connecting member between the third lever and one of the lira-mentioned levers, an arm constituting' an extension et said connecting member, a bracket on the truck on which said arm is mounted, and a lli-nk connecting said first mentioned bracket. and third lever.

.3. In brake rigging` the combination` with a six-.wheel truck, a bolster, a plurality of Y brake beams, and means for .suspending said beams, of a horizontal supporting member supportedl by the truck, levers supported by said supporting member, arms rigid with two-'oiT said brake beams andr pivotally connected with said levers, a third leverv an arm rigid? with another of said brake beams and Vpivotally connected with said third lever, a

bracket rigid with said bolster, a link connecting said bracket with the said third lever,

a' connecting member attached to said third lever above said link and attached to one of.

truck and over the bolster andon which saidy last mentioned arm is supported.

4. In brake rigging, the combination with 5' brake beams, means forsuspending the same,

and lever m-echanism'including first, second and third levers, of arms projecting `from the brake beams, attached to the levers and operable to maintain the brake beams in horizontal position, and a link connecting the upper end of the third lever to the medial' portion of the second lever.

5. In brake rigging, the combination with bra-ke beams, means for suspending the same, andlever mechanism including first, second and third suspended levers, of arms proiecting from the brake beams, attached to the lower ends of the levers and operable to maintain the brake beams inV horizontal position, a link connecting Vthe upper ends of the first and second levers, and a link connecting kthe upper end of thejthird lever to the medial portion ofthe second lever.

6. In brake rigging of the typ-e employing a single brake shoe for each wheel, the combination with brake Lbea-ms', means for suspending the same, and lever mechanism includ'ing first, second and third levers, of arms projecting from the. brake beams, partially supported by the levers and operable to maintain thebrakebeams in horizontal position, a link connecting the Lipper ends of the ii'rst and second levers, alink connecting the upper end of the third lever to the mcdialportion of the second lever, a bolster, a bracket carried by the bolster, and a linkpivotally connecting the bracketto the medi-al portion of the third lever.

7. In brake rigging of the type employing a .single brake shoe for each wheel, the combinationy with brake beams, means for suspending the same, lever mechanism including first, second and third levers, of arms projecting from the brake beams, partially supported by the levers and operable to maintain the brake beams in horizontal position, a link connecting the upper ends of the first and second levers, a link connecting the upper end of the third lever to the medial portion of the second lever, a bolster, a bracket carried by the bolster, a link pivotalfly connecting the bracket to the medial portion of the third lever, a suspensionl bracket,V and an armY projecting from the second mentioncd link and supported by said suspension bracket. Y

In 'festimony whereof, we have signed this specification. l

JOHN C. VVI-IITRIDGE- CLAUDE L. ORR. 

